Chapter 27

           Fondwretch!andwhatcanstthourelate,

           Butdeedsofsorrow,shame,andsin?

           Thydeedsareproved—thouknow’stthyfate;

           Butcome,thytale—begin—begin.

           ...

           ButIhavegriefsofotherkind,

           Troublesandsorrowsmoresevere;

           Givemetoeasemytorturedmind,

           Lendtomywoesapatientear;

           Andletme,ifImaynotfind

           Afriendtohelp—findonetohear.

           Crabbe’sHallofJustice

           WhenUrfriedhadwithclamoursandmenacesdrivenRebeccabacktotheapartmentfromwhichshehadsallied,sheproceededtoconducttheunwillingCedricintoasmallapartment,thedoorofwhichsheheedfullysecured.Thenfetchingfromacupboardastoupofwineandtwoflagons,sheplacedthemonthetable,andsaidinatoneratherassertingafactthanaskingaquestion,"ThouartSaxon,father—Denyitnot,"shecontinued,observingthatCedrichastenednottoreply;"thesoundsofmynativelanguagearesweettomineears,thoughseldomheardsavefromthetonguesofthewretchedanddegradedserfsonwhomtheproudNormansimposethemeanestdrudgeryofthisdwelling.ThouartaSaxon,father—aSaxon,and,saveasthouartaservantofGod,afreeman.—Thineaccentsaresweetinmineear."

           "DonotSaxonpriestsvisitthiscastle,then?"repliedCedric;"itwere,methinks,theirdutytocomforttheoutcastandoppressedchildrenofthesoil."

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